⏱️ 58 min | Swamiji’s satsangs are filled with humor, wit, and sincerity. In this talk we hear about the purpose of Avatars and their unique combination of perfection, example, and simple humanity—an inspiring talk for any time.

Becoming the Absolute | Swami Paramatmananda Puri
⏱️ 39 min | With a teaching from Amma, Swamiji lovingly shows how to realize the purpose of spiritual life. He inspires us to deepen toward true equilibrium, demonstrated by those who practice deeply and then share compassion.

⏱️ 31 min | This wonderful talk opens with examples of realized beings who lived in the world and worked normal jobs and how they did it. He tells amazing stories of women saints and their practices and spiritual experiences.

⏱️ 41 min | Swamiji tells stories of unexpected ways God may show up. We never know when God might be right in front of us looking like a leper or beggar. How can we cultivate eyes that recognize that anybody might be divine… that everyone is divine?

⏱️ 29 min | This talk is essential for anyone wanting to understand the role and necessity of a Guru. We all seek for permanent happiness, and some bravely take up the spiritual path to find it. Learn how bliss is given by the Guru.

⏱️ 29 min | In the presence of the Guru, full realization can come no matter how we spend our time. Enjoy the story of a disciple whose main duty was only to shovel cow dung, yet became completely realized. Also, learn how subtle pride can hurt our progress.

⏱️ 27 min | Traditionally, it is considered best to practice singing bhajans at dusk. If sung with single-minded concentration, bhajans can purify the inner and outer atmosphere and deeply accelerate our spiritual progress.

⏱️ 33 min | Real faith and real spiritual life is to live by the faith that God alone is real and everything else is unreal. Only through this faith can our thirst for infinite happiness be satisfied — through the infinite bliss of God.

⏱️ 49 min | All avatars embody a specific purpose. Christ came as foretold by scripture to bring back the essence of kindness, compassion, love and renunciation. Back then, where Christ incarnated over 2000 years ago, religion was losing expression of its true essence and becoming too rigid in rules and structure.

⏱️ 54 min | Enjoy a description of the beauty of Christ’s message of loving enemies, not judging, and doing good while hoping for nothing in return. Swamiji uses the example of the Dalai Lama who prays for those who took his country for their own.